The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

4 TEXAS actress has had the following from
Matthew, lilo, placed at the head of her an
nouncement bills: And behold when they saw
the star they rejolced greatly
THE Conrad family, of Perryville, Mo, have
lived good many years between them all.
David R. is II, Elizabeth 10 Jacob %, William
4, Claria 60, George 81, Mary N. G5; total 49,.
The family are all in good health.
\ CLERK in the Treasury Department Wash
ingtOn, salary $1,000, has joined the few that
resign rather than risk becoming an exception
to the other part Of the proverb on account or
the unwholesonie condition of the apartment
i'll which he was employed.
Two insane persons, occupying the same cell,
were cured by shrewd physician in curious
way. Each of the unfortunate men was pri-
vately intrusted with the care of the other, and
was made to believe that, while he himself was
regarded mentally sound, the other was not:
By the constant and active use of their mental
faculties in this work both were eventually re-
stored and discharged as sane.
THE Ameer of Afghanistan is not a desirable
patient, if a story in an Indian journal may he
trusted. Lately he was very i'll with a boil at the
back of his neck, and his doctor prescribed some
lotion to bring the boil TO a head. Naturally
the pain was temporarily increased, and Ab-
durrahman was SO enraged with his doctor tnat
ne sent for him the first thing in the morning
and had him beheaded on the spot.
A WASHINGTON man tells of quarrel between
tween two negro boys The larger boy, with
great volubllity, was applying every sort of
abusive epithet. The younger boy, leaning
against a fence and steadily regarding the
speaker with sullen scowl, waited for a halt;
At last it came. rs you done?' Yes is done ;,
Then slowly and cody the younger said: 'Ah
dem tings you said is, you is dem.
THEY have had the jubilee fever very strong
in New Zealand. The Herald of that colony.
contains abundant evidence of the fact. Here
is one advertisement: ''Wanted-Two Jubilee
ladies' want two Jubilee husbands. Apply %
Queen street" Here is another: wanted
Jubilee wives, husbands, hOusemaids, Mattresses
housekeepers, barmaids and general servants
can be had for the asking. A. Mcleod, % Queen
street"
ACCORDING to the latest review of the bureau
of statistics the foreigners who landed on our
shores for the three months ending March 81
hailed from fifty three different countries, be-
sides eight little strangers who were born at sea-
Every country in Europe is represented, and
delegations came from Armenia, India, Japan
Egypt South Africa. most of the South Amer-
can countries, the West Indies, the Azores, Aus
trala, Hawaii and Micronesia.
AN Albany newspaper says that there are
families in that town who have got the art of
keeping up appearances reduced TO a science
When they want to make their neighbors think
that they have gone into the country they are
not content with the old plan of shutting the
front blinds and living in the back of the house
They leave their newspapers on the front piaz
"a, apparently neglected. but they take them
in at night and read them, at the same time
supplying the piazza with old papers for the
next days masquerade.
DIR. CYRUS Epson reminds us in the Epoch
that tits best to wear dark clothing in the sum-
mer. THE black" he says ''absorbs heat
when it is in the suns rays. On the other hand,
the heat will pass out through the black tex
lures rapidly so that the radiation of the heat
from body wOOld n
clothed in black than white. This statement is
forcibly illustrated by the white coats of animals
who live in the Arctic regions. They are
clothed that way for the reason that the color
holds the bodily heat and does not allow it to
radiate as rapidly as black"
QUEEN MARGARET of Italy is very anxious not
to appear too youthful. At the beginning of
the summer she asked King Humbert whether
she was not growing too old to wear her favorite
style of dress-white muslin. That point needs
consideration" replied the King Nothing more
was said on the subject for several weeks, but
one morning the Kings Chamberlain entered
| the Queens apartments announcing that he
brought the royal answer to Queen Margaret's
inquiry The answer consisted of huge trunk
containing six elaborate white muslin dresses
| from Paris.
| THE convicted Commissioners of Cook county
| ILL.,, made stir when they entered the prison.
| Fred Hagerman, 16 years of age, had the honor
| of occupying a cell in the same row with the
'hoodlers." His face beamed with pleasure
when he saw the famous gentlemen moving in
| to keep him company for the night. what
are you in for?" he was asked. Burglary
rather proudly. How long did you get?'
(sympatheticallyl: "A year" Gn dignitied
| tone). What did you steal?' Il only got
three boxes of cigars, replied the young priS
Oner, evidently somewhat embarrassed. But, -
frightening up, Il didn't have no good show"
Boston has just received from Africa the
largest gorilla ever landed in this country. His
name is Jack and he is 5 feet in height when
standing erect and measures feet from the
end of one outstretched hand to the other + Q
weighs about 125 pounds and exhibits enormous
strength, compared with which that of man
seems like a chld's. He arrived in a large box
made of planking 21s inches thick, and when
being removed from the ship he tore large
splinters from the hardwood planks with as
much ease as a child would break twig. The
hair. which is very coarse and from to inch
in length, is of greeuSh- gray color and on h.
hack, legs and arms inclnes to black His
shoulders are immense. The expression of the
face. whichis black, is scowling. The eyes are
small. sunken in the head, and the lips large
and thin.
NINE. DE VALsAYRE, a well known Partisan
lady has addressed the following petition to tie
French Chamber of Deputies: "Messieurs: In
all the accidents of human life, whether on sea
or land, woman. in consequence of the dress she
is obliged to wear, is predestined to become
victim, The catastrOphes. fatal or otherwise,
o
renee. The mere thought Of the unfortunate
beings thus prevented from escaping from the
flames of the Opera COmique must suffice to
prove that it is not only urgent but also logical
and human, to abolish the old routine law which
prohibits women from wearing masculine attire.
This sort of custom whatever may be said to
the contrary lis just as decent as the present
fashion of female garments. 1t has also the adj
vantage of being more healthy In the name of
those who are not slaves to fiivolity or luxury
humbly pray you to pass a law enacting full and
entire liberty in the matter of women'S dress
Such a law would benefit thousands, and do no
harm to anybody"
DAN EMMETT, the man who wrote Dixie, is
still living in Chicago. He is, as people who
keep posted on theatrical matter may remem-
Der, one of the founders of minstresy in this
country. He is an accomplished fiddler and a
natural musician. He is also a good citizen
which means, of course. that he favors law and
order. Once when Luther Latin Mills was a
prose utor he found Dan Emmett before him as
a possible juror - didn't know at the time"
said Mr.. Mills that he was q ne gro minstrel
but that in itself would have been no bar But
| liked his face and the shape of his head After
asking him few questions was satisfied with
him, and, the de'ense making NJ objection O
was accepted. The jury was out several hours
and finally returned verdict Of guilty. Some
tim" after made an inquiry as to the cause of
the delay and was Gstonished to learn that Dan
Emmett was the cause. He was about the only
one Of the Jury who voted guilty on the first
ballot. The Others. or nearly all were against
him. but they We're won over by Dan ED,nlptt's